1X Technologies
1X NEO
NEO is the first humanoid openly sold for your home: soft body, 30 kg, whisper-quiet (22 dB), with a clear promise — tidying, fetching and helping around the house. You reserve it for $200 and pay $20,000 or $499 a month.
The fine print matters: complex chores are currently performed by a remote human teleoperator (“Expert Mode”), something the Wall Street Journal confirmed in its hands-on test. 1X promises growing autonomy via its Redwood AI, but for now you're buying a promise, with 10,000+ pre-orders ahead of you and deliveries stretching into 2027.
The good
- Truly designed for the home (soft, light, quiet)
- Aggressive price for what it promises
- $499/mo subscription lowers the entry barrier
The bad
- Currently relies on human teleoperators for hard tasks
- Verified customer deliveries: still practically none
- Privacy questions without independent audit
Specs
| Height | 1.68 m |
|---|---|
| Weight | 30 kg |
| Battery life | ≈4 h (842 Wh) |
| Noise | 22 dB |
| Hands | 25 DoF with tactile sensing |
| Availability | Pre-orders; staggered deliveries into 2027 |